Ironing board



Patented Feb. 8, 1927.

i maras siarss ANTON J. vK'UEAI-IL, OFiWAUSAU, WISCQNSIN.

' Vmomias BOARD.

Application filed September 27, `1926. SeralrNo. 137,977.

This invention relates to ironing boards. VObjects of this invention are to provide a cabinet type of ironing boardso constructed that the board may be easily folded into the cabinet when not in use, and may Ybe easily extended and'lield in a rigid, convenient position for ironing.

Further objects of this invention are to provide a cabinettype of ironingboard or similar member which is so Constructed that means are provided for carrying thel lower end of the board in an automatic manner whilethe board isbeingwfolded into vertical Y position, so that there is'no sudden drop of the inner end of the board while it is being 4so moved, but instead in which the inner end is at all times lproperly supported in a novel andeffective manner.

More specifically` this invention has *for its objects the pi'ovision of a flexiblecableA or i'ope so associated with the ironing board and bracethercfor, that the rope will support the rear or lower end of the ironing board while it is being folded `into an upward and stored position, 'and to provide vmeans for adjusting /thetension of this rope to insure its correct functioning at alltimes, irrespective of the, stretch of the rope.

yEmbodiments of the invention are shown in thev accompanying drawings in which Figur-e4 1V is a vertical sectional view through the cabinet and through aportion of the extended ironing board;

Figure 2 is a somewhat similar view showing the board inv a folded or stored position; v

Figure 3 is a plan view of the board in an Yextended position, showing the cabinet in section; y

Figure 4 isa view corresponding to Figure 3, with the board removed and'with parts in section; y

Figure 5 is an enlarge-d perspective view of the support for one of the braces or uprights J' A y Y Figure 6 is an enlarged viewof the adjusting means for the cord, showing apart of the transverse brace of the main brace in section; v

Figure 7 is a view corresponding JcoFigure 6, showing a modified form of the adjusting means.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the device comprises a cabinet 1 which -is provided Awith a pair of substantially upright er slightly slaiiting membersA 2 of shaft 7 passes.

sheet metal securedto the sidewalls of the cabinet. The upper ends of these members are apertured, asindicated at 3, and receive the screws 4 for the pulleys 5. The lower lends of the members 2 are. upturned, as indicated at 6, andare provided with aligned apertures through which a transverse bottom This shaft, it will be noted from Figures 1 and 4, carries the spaced inner ends of thefarins of the brace 8, such arms being joined by a transverse memberA V12 is provided with shouldered'portions 13 against which the ends of the brace 8 bear when the ironing board14 is in a horizontal position, as shown in Figures 1 and 4.k

This ironing board lis rigidly securedrto,

the block intermediate its ends and its inner v end is attached to a rope'or cable 16. This cable 16, as may be seen from Figures 1 and 4, is threaded lthrough apertures 17Y formed in the arms of the brace 8, and is held within the notched end 18 (see Figures 4'and 6) of a tension vadjusting screw 19. This` screw is threaded through the transverse member i 9 of the brace and Yis providedwith an enlarged head 20, so that it may be readily manipulated. 1 Y

If desired, the adjusting screw may be formed as indicated in Figure i', in this form of thek invention, thefadjusting screw 19 is provided with an enlarged head 20v and is threaded ythrough thetransverse member 9 in the manner previously described. ,Hows ever, itsouter end isv swivelly received by a hardwood block 21, which `isprovided vwith an aperture 22 adapted to receive the cord or rope 16'.: Thus, in .adjusting this form of screw the ropeV may remain in place whilethe screw is rotated.

The ironing board carries a pair of screw eyes23 `at its 'inner end which, in turn, carry a transverse shaft 24. This shaft is attached to the rope 16, previously mentioned, and thus attaches thejrope to the ironing board at the inner end vof such board. The shaft projects laterally beyond'the ironing board and rides behind the members 2, while the ironing board is being adjusted. When the ironing rboard is in a horizontal position, the shaft'snaps into the notches 25 in the members 2, as shown most clearly in Figure j Thasthe inner end of the ironingbcard f is lockedagai'nst upward -or .downward motion, andthe action of the outwardly pressing brace 8 holds .the shaft seated within the notches.

In storing the ironing board, it is necessaryto first press it rearwardly a slight 'distance while it is rocled upwardly slightly. This causes the disengagement of the shaft from the notches and permits the lowering of the inner end o'l the ironing board while the sha-tt is guided behind the upright .nembeis 2. As the lower end of the ironing board descends, it is supported by the cable 16, and. is prevented vfrom dropping suddenly downwardly and damaging either' itself or the cabinet7 as is frequently the case with the usual types of cabinet ironing boards. l

.It will be seen that the supporti-ng of the rear end o't'tlie ironing board whileit is being moved into stored position is accomplished without the use otcoiuitcrweights or springs but automatically by the mechanism described above. 'The exact tension of the supporting cord or cable can be `maintained by proper adjustment of the screw 19 or 19. .'lt will be seen further that the device is very compact and maybe readily placedr within the usual depth cabinet.V j

It isto be not-ed further that the device is of eminentlyppractical constructionI and also may be cheaplyl producedf.

Although the invention has. been described in considerable detail, such description is intended as illustrative -ratherthan limiting as the invention' maybe variously embodied andV as the scope of such invention is to be determined as claimed.

I claim:

l. A cabinet ironing board comprising a receiving cabinet' adapted for vertical po-Y sitioning, a pair of members secured to the sides of thel cabinet havingpulleys adjacent ttheir upper ends `'and notches 'formed' near said l pulleys, a )brace pivotally mounted in the lower ends of saidy members and `adapted to extend outwardly, an ironing board Vhaving'projectingtrunnions adapted to b-e guided by said members and!` adapted to'fit in said'notches .when saidironing board is in a ho 1izontal position, ineansypivotally and slidably joining the outer ends ot' said brace and said ironingboard, and a Acable connected to lsaid brace and passing over said pulleys and connected to the innerend of said ironingboard'.

2. The combination o't' a vertical cabinet,

a `pair of members:positioned. within said' .cabinet and having notches ormed therein, a brace having its inner end pivotally supported, within said cabinet, an ironing board pivotally and slidab'ly joined to the outer end of said brace and having its inner4 end provided with projections adapted to fit. into said notches, guiding pulleys mounted on .opposite sidesy of said ironing board and located within said cabinet, ar cable passing over said pulleys and secured to said brace andto the inner end of said ironingpboard.

3. The. combination oi3 a vertical cabinet, a pair ot members positioned within said cabinet andihaving notchesi'ornied therein,

vand means for adjusting the tension of said cable.

tfin ironing board. comprising a vertical cabinet having members secured to its sidewalls adjacent its lower end and provided with notches', pulleys mounted within said cabinet adjacent thesidewalls thereof, a bracev having its inn-er end pivotally mounted Vadjacent the lower endV of said cabinet, an ironing board having a sliding and pivotal.connection-with the outer end of'said braee,ia cable having itsr ends' joined to theinner nd vof said ironing board and passing over said pulleys,said cable being threaded through apertures formed in said brace, a screw carried'by saidbrace and bearing against'said cable to tension said cable,.and projecting members `carried by said ironing board and adapted to enter said notches when said ironing board is inaho'rizontal position.

in testimonythat'I claini'the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atiVau'sauf, in

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the county otMarathon and State Wiscousin. 

